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21 Apr 2007, 13:24 (Ref:1896990) | #1 | ||
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V8s put brakes on Wanneroo???
I have just read an article stating that the V8s racing at Wanneroo will be axed after 2009. They are still pushing for a street circuit. A street cicuit would need investment from the state government. interesting comments from Wa's Sports mininster.
"The return for tourism and promotion of the state came nowhere near warranting the expenditure required" The let Rally Australia go, whats next? |
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21 Apr 2007, 14:23 (Ref:1897028) | #2 | ||
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Wanneroo gets good crowds and has more character than the majority of the v8 field and they want to leave.
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21 Apr 2007, 20:41 (Ref:1897249) | #3 | ||
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WA is booming. Why would the government need to spend $30 Million + to bring a few thousand extra tourists to the state. It's only our stupid (QLD) state government that does things like that.
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21 Apr 2007, 22:10 (Ref:1897282) | #5 | ||
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You got that right Fellas.....
With the resources boom over in WA perhaps TC will have to pay to play over there....A smart polly will get re-elected without the help of a touring car event. Sad, but true. |
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The Kalgoorlie 500 anyone?
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I cannot beleive that they want to get rid of Wanneroo. I think its fine that they have the Adelaide Street race & they have the QLD double header street race, but that should be it.
So what are they gonna do if the WA gov dont cough up the funds (which they wont do). Not go at all? Oh, BTW, what ever happened to the new circuit in WA that was rumoured a few years ago? |
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Hoffy. If there's no cash, there's no race.
WA could miss out. |
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TC will use his old line to try to embarass the WA Government to come up with the money. Hopefully this Government will stand it's ground this time.
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I also read that article in todays Sunday Telegraph..
Safety and substandard facilities at the track are the reasons for the decision. The WA Sporting Car club went on to say they will recitfy the issues but Wayne Cattach said the decision was final so after 2009 its off the calendar. |
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22 Apr 2007, 05:23 (Ref:1897431) | #12 | |
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WA, no loss really, crap track, crap racing. If WA are not prepare to build better tracks or provide a street race, then lets not bother going there. I for one will not miss the series going there
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Well there goes the supertaxi's being a NATIONAL SERIES, just another case of TEGA,VE$A and Aussie Bernie killing off the race tracks to help there pockets.
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22 Apr 2007, 06:06 (Ref:1897443) | #14 | ||
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I wonder how long it will be before they give Darwin and Tasmania the ultimatum.
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22 Apr 2007, 08:57 (Ref:1897506) | #17 | ||
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There was a plan in the early 90s to make the series as East Coast only affair....perhaps the circle has come round to this again.
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i would have thought a national series was the highest championship in the nation, as oppossed to being held in every state.
and besides its not a national series anyway. its the Australian Touring Car Championship |
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22 Apr 2007, 10:23 (Ref:1897557) | #20 | ||
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Hey guys cut Aussie Bernie some slack and leave Tasmania out of this. AB convinced the Tasmanian Govt to pour a bucket load of cash into a race track that can be used by everyone, not just the chosen few.
And they seem to get double the crowd numbers through the gate in Tassie. |
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As an easterner and never been to Wanneroo but have watched Touring Cars for 30yrs it always puts on a great race...another mistake that the Supacabs board will make..
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Because they can't afford it? They are hardly an uber-rich organisation to be running an ATCC round.
And of course it's still the ATCC. Skaife's a five times champion remember, not two. |
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